A LITTLE BIT OF RECENT MUSIC HISTORY

 

A long time ago, I was studying to be a Musicologist (which is a fancy word for a Music Historian) with an emphasis in the history of music during the twentieth century.  During my studies (which came to a rather abrupt halt when I ran into a school named UT), I found myself having to create my own study aides (such as the timeline above) because the information I needed just wasn't available.  When I was in school (at that college which shall not be named), I actually had to abandon normal classes and embark on independent study courses where I taught myself because no one had the necessary expertise to teach what I needed to learn.

So, in order to learn the music of the twentieth century, I created the above timeline.

Now, by way of explanation and to simplify what is alot of information above, its easy to understand that the history of music during the twentieth century is the history of musical "-isms".

The two main trends of music during the 19th century were Romanticism and Nationalism so the twentieth century begins with what is known as Post-Romanticism.  This Post-Romanticism then branches off into Expressionism (Arnold Schoenberg), Impressionism (Claude Debussy), and Primitivism (the Folk-Tune/Rhythmic music of Igor Stravinsky and Bela Bartok).  Expressionism evolved into Serialism while Impressionism and Primitivism lead into Neo-Classicism.  Over in the USSR, they had Soviet Socialist Realism (Dimitri Shostakovitch).  Neo-Classicism lead quite naturally into Neo-Romanticism (Ralph Vaughn Williams in England and Samuel Barber in America).  Serialism went over the deep end and lead to a whole school of Experimentalism until the backlash of Minimalism brought things back to the simple.  Neo-Romanticism spawned American Populism (as exemplified by Aaron Copland).  And finally Experimentalism, Minimalism, Primitvism, and aspects of Neo-Romanticism combined to form Modernism (Elliott Carter and John Adams in America).

See.  Simple.

As can be seen by the above timeline, the music of the twentieth century is a vast canvas with a literal ton of music being composed, most of which hasn't been heard by the general public (or serious music students) or studied by historians.

Time will tell the true tale of the Twentieth Century.

I'VE STILL GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS

 

So, the teaser trailer for the new Star Wars movie came out a couple of days ago.

And I must say that it didn't assuage my worries about this movie.

For one thing, the trailer began with some guy popping up onscreen (from below) on Tatooine in a stormtrooper outfit and later on (after seeing more stormtroopers) we see two tie-fighters in combat with the Millennium Falcon.  Two things I didn't want to see in this new movie are stormtroopers and tie-fighters.  I mean, come on, after 35 years are the rebels still fighting the empire?  That's kinda lame and a little lazy on the part of the scriptwriters.

In my outline of how I would like the new trilogy to go, I don't include the empire at all.  Please see my original post outlining my new trilogy here: 

http://mattstarr28.blogspot.com/2013/09/ive-got-bad-feeling-about-this-2015-is.html

There is a fake "international trailer" floating around  youtube which, IMO, is much better than this teaser for one main reason - the trailer begins with the reason for these movies - Luke Skywalker.
If you are not hyped to see the continuing story of Luke Skywalker then I would say that you harbor a deep misunderstanding of what Star Wars is all about.  It's not about Han.  Its not about Leia.  Its definitely not about the droids.  Its about LUKE SKYWALKER.
There is also a, possibly fake, shot of Luke in this trailer as an older Jedi Master with a beard and the brown hood (he looks like Obi-Wan Kenobi) which really takes this trailer over the top.  Is anyone listening over at Disney?  Hello JJ?
However, the premise of this trailer seems to be that the Empire is back and now attacking the New Republic (much like the opposite of what happens in the original trilogy with the Imperial Remnant acting as the rebellion against the established order of the New Republic).  This doesn't overly thrill me but if you think about the fact that the prequel trilogy is about the establishment of the Empire, the original trilogy is about the rebellion against the Empire and its defeat, so the sequel trilogy could be about an Imperial Remnant rebelling against the New Republic and its ultimate defeat and extinction in this trilogy.  If that were combined with an over-riding story about Luke and his battle with a Sith remnant, there could be some potential there. 
We will see in a year.

Here is the fake "international trailer"

TWITTER PIC OF THE DAY

If you got to know me a little, you would find out that I'm one of the few regular people that is on Twitter.

One thing that I like about Twitter is that you can get sent all kinds of interesting and funny and amazing pics, so I'm going to be posting those pics that I find interesting or funny or amazing.

So

without futher ado here is the

TWITTER PIC OF THE DAY

 

 

I mentioned in my last post how it is surmised that there are certain angels that order creation such as the seasons so I thought I would post a pic that is connected with that idea.

 

FOUR SEASONS

 

 

 

 

AMATEUR ANGELOLOGIST 3

ANGELIC HIERARCHY

 

 

OK, well here we go again with this angel stuff.

This time how about an examination of the Angelic Hierarchy that I mentioned in the last post.  Also known as the Nine Angelic Choirs, it is believed that God established this hierarchy after Satan's rebellion (said to be on the second day of creation) and it is through this angelic hierarchy that the universe is ordered and maintained.

SPIRITUAL HIERARCHY OF THE ANGELIC KINGDOM

Certain powerful and highly placed angels are honored with the title of prince or ruling princes of heaven. The angelic princes are found especially in Jewish lore, with princes governing not only the seven heavens, but the angelic orders or choirs. Following are some of the princes of the individual choirs:

Seraphim: Michael, Metatron, Phanuel, Cassiel, Seraphiel

Cherubim: Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Cherubiel, Zophiel, Raziel, and Jophiel

Thrones (Ophanim): Zaphkiel, Ophaniel, Orifiel, and Zabkiel

Dominions (Hashmallim): Hashmael, Zadkiel, Zacharel, and Muriel

Virtues (Malakim and Tarshishim): Tarshishael (Tarshish), Gabriel, Michael, Uzziel, Sabriel, Haniel, and Peliel

Powers: Camael, Gabriel, Verchiel, and Satan (before his Fall known as Sammael)

Principalities: Amael and Haniel

Archangels: Uriel, Raphael, Michael, Gabriel, Barachiel, Jehudiel, and Satan (before his Fall known as Sammael) among others before and after Satan's rebellion

Angels: Chayyliel, and Adnachiel

It is interesting to note that in the highest five choirs, there are angelic governors named after the order in which they inhabit:  Seraphiel in the Seraphim, Cherubiel in the Cherubim, Ophaniel in the Ophanim (Thrones), Hashmael in the Hashmallim (Dominions), Tarshishael in the Tarshishim (Virtues).  These are said to be the "chiefs" of these choirs.

 

It is also of note that several angels are categorized in several choirs such as Gabriel who is listed as a cherubim, a virtue, and an archangel or Michael who is a seraphim, a virtue, and an archangel, and Satan who was a Power (in fact, he was said to be the Prince of the Powers), an archangel, and possibly a seraphim or a cherubim depending on which source you read.

 

Also, only Chayyliel and Abnachiel are listed as angels but it should be understood that they are the "chief" angels and then there are millions of angels that act as the guardians of humanity.

The Angelic Hierarchy Explained:
Seraphim: these are the angels that come first and are closest to the throne of God.  They exist in the uppermost part of the hierarchy and their very name means ardor. They are said to encircle the throne, existing off the love emanated by God and unceasingly chant the Trisagion, "Holy, holy, holy...". This burning love keeps them ever close to God's Throne and they bear love and light to the lesser choirs of angels.  It is also this fiery love which gives them the term 'fiery serpents'.
In this form of fiery serpents, it is said that the light they give off is so intense, that not even other divine beings may look upon them. They are described as angels with four faces and six wings.

Cherubim: are second to only the seraphim and their name signifies "fullness of knowledge". Characterised by a deep insight into God's secrets, the cherubim hold the knowledge of God and they truly possess the fullness of the divine science of heaven. "It is also they who are often sent to earth with the greatest of tasks; the expulsion of Man from the Garden of Eden and the Annunciation of Christ were both performed by cherubim (Gabriel)". They enlighten the lesser choirs of angels and are to them the Voice of Divine Wisdom.
They are described as the charioteers of God steering the Ophanim. Contrary to paintings on greeting cards and new age book covers, the cherubim are not depicted as fat, winged babies. Instead they are described as sphinx like creatures and cherubims graced the lid of the Ark of the Covenant (as seen in the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark).

Thrones: form the last choir of the first' hierarchy which is the closest to the Divine Majesty. They are also known as the Ophanim. The primary function of these angels is to be God's chariot but they are also noted as meting out God's judgement.  Their main characteristics are submission and peace, however they act with impartialness and humility to bring about the desires of God. Unlike the other choirs which consist of many angels, there are said to be only four Ophanim - Ophaniel (chief), Orifiel, Zaphkiel, and Zabkiel.
Having the most bizarre physical appearance of the celestial host, they are described as great wheels, covered with a great many eyes and glowing with light. One explanation given for this (besides them acting as God's chariot), is that they mark the end of the first Choir, where the emanations of God begin to take on more material forms and as such exist in a state of transition.

 

Dominions: are so called because "they rule over all the angelic orders charged with the execution of the commands of God." They are also known as the Hashmallim, whose purpose is to regulate the duties of the lower angels.  They act as a form of middle management between the upper choir and the lower. Receiving their orders from the seraphim and cherubim these bright spirits make known to us the commands of God and ensure the cosmos remains in order. Their main virtue is zeal for the maintenance of the God's authority.  Only on very rare occasions do they reveal themselves  to mortals, instead they quietly concern themselves with the details of existence.

Virtues: also known as the Malakim and the Tarshishim, carry out the orders issued by the Dominions, they also have two main tasks; to maintain the aspects of the natural world, and to bestow blessings upon the material world.  They are attributed with having strength and their assistance should be sought to combat the enemies of salvation.  Their primary duty is to: "preside over the movements of the celestial bodies as well as events of weather including rain, snow, wind and the like".  Their secondary duty is to: "take the orders given to them and in turn convert them into miracles for God's favored". It is through them also that God governs the seasons, the visible heavens and the elements in general, although angels of the lower hierarchy have charge of them."

Powers: are believed to be "the favorites among mortals"  They hold one of the most dangerous tasks, maintaining the border between Heaven and Earth. Constantly on guard for demonic attacks, the powers act like an elite guard. They are appointed in a special way to fight against the evil spirits and to defeat any wicked plans. 

Principalities: are the head of the final choir and preside over the third hierarchy.  They guide and protect the world's nations, towns and cities, directly watch over the mortal world and are executive in regard to the visible world of men.  Religion and of politics are also guarded by them and, "as such, they are assumed to be given more freedom to act than the lesser angels below them and are responsible for carrying out divine acts concerning their area of jurisdiction. Finally, they are given to the task of managing the duties of the angels."

Archangels: are normally described as important or special angels.  However, here the term is used as the second to last rank in the celestial hierarchy.  Archangels are entrusted with the more important missions to men. They act as the leaders in the divine army during battle and protect the Church under the leadership of Michael.  They serve as guardians of great personages, such as rulers of States, this includes others with special work to do for the glory of God upon Earth.  Finally they are charged with overseeing the duties of the angels. 

Angels: bring to a close the last choir in the hierarchy and they are ever ready to go wherever the will of God sends them.  They have two major tasks: Firstly they are the ordinary messengers sent to men to watch over mortals in a more direct manner than the principalities. They tend to mirror the goodness of God and direct it toward mortals. They help to protect and keep safe from demonic attack; households and individual souls, instead of entire nations.  Secondly they carry God's word to mankind and act as messengers and couriers to both God and the upper ranks of angelkind. With a true sense of values, they minister to all, this ranges from sinners to the good and just. "In Hebrew, they are called mal'akh, meaning "messenger".

So that may be a lengthy explanation of the Angelic Hierarchy but what can I say, I find this stuff pretty fascinating and I just wanted to share one of my interests and some cool pics and info.

 Here are the links to my other two angelic posts:
http://mattstarr28.blogspot.com/2014/11/amateur-angelologist-2-armored-angelic.html

http://mattstarr28.blogspot.com/2014/11/amateur-angelologist-metatron-i.html

METATRON'S CUBE

YOU TUBE FILM MUSIC CUE OF THE DAY

This feature on my blog showcases one of my great loves and personal hobbies:

FILM MUSIC.

I am a passionate fan of film music and my collection of film music is vast but I want to combine that with a visual aspect (which film music should be aligned too) so I'm going to use You Tube to accomplish this goal.

I will search through You Tube and find videos that feature film music and embed those videos on this blog.

I just recently posted my Top Scores for the 2000s and surprised myself with the number of Hans Zimmer scores that I had on the list (see my Top Scores of the 2000s here:  http://mattstarr28.blogspot.com/2014/11/film-music-musings-here-is-on-this-blog_24.html ).

So for the You Tube Film Music Cue of the Day here is a very poignant (and violent) scene from Gladiator with music by Hans Zimmer.  Notice how the music just sort of creeps up and then keeps building and perfectly portrays the utter anguish Commodus is feeling as he feels it necessary to kill his father, the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

WRESTLETALK

 

CHAMPIONS OF THE GALAXY

 

GALAXIAN WRESTLING FEDERATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the past twenty-five years, one of my hobbies has been the Champions of the Galaxy wrestling game.  It is card/dice game that simulates professional wrestling in a future setting including humanoids from all over the galaxy.  Some of the characters that have passed through my fed, the Galaxian Wrestling Federation (GWF), are featured above.  Obviously, after twenty-five years I've played out hundreds and hundreds of wrestling events in my fed and just for some perspective here is the history of the first 3 years of action in my fed.

Year One

Pre-Week 1 –

Star Warrior is named the Galaxian Heavyweight Champion

The Gladiators (Brute/Massacre) are named the Galaxian Tag Team Champions

(Both of the above titles were previously known as Interplanetary Titles of the old IWA)

Tournaments decide the new Deimos & Interplanetary Champions

The Greek Gods & Wolf win the Galaxian Six-Man Tag Team Championship

Krakan wins the Deimos Heavyweight Championship with a tournament final win over Massif

Thantos wins the Interplanetary Heavyweight Championship with a tournament final win also

over Massif

Week 1 - The Greek Gods/Gladiators feud is born as The Greek Gods(Actagon/Proteus) win the Galaxian Tag Team titles from The Gladiators (Brute/Massacre)

Lord Nexus defeats Krakan for the Deimos Title, another great feud is born

The Kings of Wrestling(Exo-King/King Kong) win their debut match over Comander Sam/Massif

Week 2 – Thantos (the I-P Champ) wins a Galaxian title match by DQ over Champion Star Warrior  
(Thantos/Star Warrior I)

Week 14 – Wolf defeats Thantos for the Interplanetary Heavyweight Championship

Week 21 – Thantos defeats Lord Nexus for the Deimos Heavyweight Championship

Week 23 – Krakan defeats Wolf for the I-P title

Week 24 – Wolf wins the I-P title right back from Krakan in their rematch

Week 27 – Thantos (the Deimos Champ) defeats Wolf for the I-P title

Week 28 – Wolf wins the Deimos title with a tournament final win over Massif

Week 31 - Thantos (I-P Champ) defeats Star Warrior for the Galaxian Title ending Star Warrior’s 30-week reign and completing the first ever Triple Crown (Thantos/Star Warrior II)

Week 32 – Exo-King wins the I-P title with a tournament final win over Krakan

Week 33 – Thantos defends the Galaxian title over Star Warrior (Thantos/Star Warrior III)

Week 40 – Thantos defends the Galaxian title over Wolf in a wild No DQ match

Week 43 – Star Warrior regains the Galaxian title from Thantos (becoming the first 2-time Galaxian Champion) (Thantos/Star Warrior IV)

Week 44 - First Neptunian TT Champs are crowned (Pit Viper/Cobra)

Week 45 – Thantos regains the Galaxian title from Star Warrior also becoming a 2-time Galaxian Champion  
(Thantos/Star Warrior V)

Week 47 - The Kings of Wrestling (Exo-King/King Kong) beat The Greek Gods for the Galaxian TT titles ending their 46-week reign

Week 50 - The Great Galaxian Bash

Comander Sam wins his first title by defeating Exo-King for the Deimos Championship

Thantos defeats Lord Nexus in a Galaxian Heavyweight Championship title defense

Week 54 – The Deadly Asps(Pit Viper/Cobra), the Nep TT Champs defeat The Kings of Wrestling for the Galaxian TT titles (the 1^st time this was done)

Week 59 – Wolf defeats Thantos for the Galaxian Heavyweight Championship but…

Week 60 - Thantos regains the Galaxian title from Wolf becoming the 1^st 3-time champion

Week 62 – The Disciples(St. Matthew/St. John) win the Galaxian Tag Team titles from The Kings of Wrestling

Week 66 – Comrade Terror defeats his hated enemy Comander Sam for the Deimos title

Week 71 – The Disciples win the Nep TT titles from The Society of Death

Week 74 - Massif wins his 1^st title by defeating Comrade Terror for the Deimos Championship

Week 76 – Thantos defends his Galaxian title over Star Warrior (Thantos/Star Warrior VI)

Week 77 – Wolf defeats Massacre for the I-P title

Week 81 – The very young team of Pulsar/Nova defeat The Kings of Wrestling for the Galaxian TT titles

Week 83 – Thantos once again defends the Galaxian title over Star Warrior (Thantos/Star Warrior VII)

Week 85 - Hulkstar debuts with a win over Killer Queen

Week 87 – The Gladiators easily win the Galaxian TT titles from Pulsar/Nova

Week 88 – Thantos defends the Galaxian title over Hulkstar handing him his 1^st loss

Week 100 - The Centennial Clash

First Tag Team Gauntlet won by The Beautiful Boys(Killer Queen/Vanity)

Hulkstar wins Galaxian Title from Thantos in a Ring of Fire Match ending his 40-week reign

Wrestler of the Year - Thantos 

Tag Team of the Year - The Greek Gods (Actagon/Proteus)

Thantos and Star Warrior wrestled 7 times this year for the Galaxian Heavyweight Championship with Thantos victorious in 6 of the encounters.

Year Two

Week 113 – Star Warrior defends his I-P title over Thantos by DQ in a match where Thantos bashes Star Warrior over the head with a chair in a particularly brutal match in their feud as they begin to battle more for the I-P title (Star Warrior/Thantos I)

Week 119 – Thantos defeats Star Warrior for the I-P title (Star Warrior/Thantos II)

Week 122 – Star Warrior regains the I-P title from Thantos in their rematch (Star Warrior/Thantos III)

Week 125 - 1st New Year Invasion

The 1^st singles King of the Ring tournament is won by Krakan over Comander Sam in the finals of this 8-Man tournament featuring a 1^st round match between Star Warrior and Thantos which Thantos wins

The 2^nd Tag Team Gauntlet is won by The Greek Gods

Hulkstar defends Galaxian Title against Krakan in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match

Week 142 – Lord Nexus defeats Krakan for the Deimos title but…

Week 145 – Krakan regains the Deimos title from Lord Nexus in their rematch but…

Week 147 – Comander Sam defeats Krakan for the Deimos title

Week 148 – Thantos defeats Star Warrior for the I-P title (Star Warrior/Thantos IV)

Week 149 – Comrade Terror defeats Comander Sam for the Deimos title

Week 150 - The Great Galaxian Bash

Omega wins retirement match over Death Knight

Star Warrior regains the I-P title from Thantos (Star Warrior/Thantos V)

The Killers (Executioner/Assassin) win the Galaxian TT titles from The Greek Gods

Hulkstar defends his Galaxian title over Ghengis Khan

Week 153 – The Neptunian Space-Croppers(Beast-Rider/Renegade) win their 1^st titles by beating The Killers for the Galaxian Tag Team Championship

Week 155 - After 55 weeks as Champ, Hulkstar looses Galaxian title to Thantos

Week 164 – Hulkstar regains the Galaxian Heavyweight Championship from Thantos

Week 168 – Thantos defeats Star Warrior for the I-P title (Star Warrior/Thantos VI)

Weeks 170-175 - 1st Tournament of Champions

In Week 175, Hulkstar defends the Galaxian Title over Star Warrior

Week 186 – Thantos defends the Deimos title over Star Warrior (Star Warrior/Thantos VII)

Week 191 - Omega's youngest son (then known as Alpha) pins Thantos for the Deimos Title

Week 193 – Krakan spoils Alpha’s triumph by beating him for the Deimos title for a record 5^th time

Week 200 - The Bicentennial Clash: Champion of the Universe Tournament

Krakan pins Galaxian Heavyweight Champion Hulkstar in the final

During this year: The Greek Gods collected 2 Nep TT and 1 Gal TT title, The Deadly Asps won a Nep TT and Gal TT title, The Disciples won 5 Gal TT titles and 1 Nep TT title, The Killers won 3 Gal TT titles, The Gladiators collected 4 Gal TT titles and 2 Nep TT championships, The Kings of Wrestling won 2 Nep TT titles, The Beautiful Boys won 3 Nep TT titles, and The Neptunian Space-Croppers won 2 Gal TT titles.

In Singles Wrestling: Star Warrior won 3 I-P titles and 1 Deimos title, Massif won 1 I-P title and 1 Deimos title, Wolf won 3 Deimos titles, Lord Nexus won 2 Deimos titles, Krakan won 4 Deimos titles, Mutant won 2 Deimos titles (both from Wolf), and Thantos won 1 Galaxian title, 3 I-P titles, 1 Deimos title, 1 Nep TT title and 1 Gal TT title making him the first wrestler to hold all major titles in 1 year

Once again, Thantos and Star Warrior wrestled 7 times this year – 6 times for the I-P title and once for the Deimos title with Thantos edging out Star Warrior 4 matches to 3.

Wrestler of the Year - Hulkstar 

Tag Team of the Year - The Greek Gods

Hulkstar was named Wrestler of the year holding the Galaxian Heavyweight Championship 91 total weeks out of the year.

Year Three

Many new wrestlers enter the GWF including Mesmer, the Incredible Badger, Bishop Hell, Battering Ram, Spike, Reptillo, Dr. Death, Splatter and new tag teams TitanPower(Lord Nexus/Billy Jo Boxer), The Norse Gods(Man-Mountain/Lightening), and The Masked Marauders (Bullet/Grappler)

Week 202 – Thantos begins the year by winning his 6^th I-P title from Massif

Week 208 – New Gladiator Spike wins his 1^st title, the Deimos belt from Star Warrior

Week 211 - The biggest upset of all time!! Killer Queen defeats Hulkstar for the Galaxian Title

Week 214 – Massif wins his 1^st Galaxian Heavyweight Championship from Killer Queen

Week 219 – Bishop Hell defeats Mesmer for the Deimos title and then…

Week 220 - Bishop Hell defeats Battering Ram for the I-P title

Week 221 – Dr. Death (the new leader of The Society of Death) defeats Comrade Terror in a tournament final for the Deimos Heavyweight Championship

Week 225 - The New Year Invasion

TitanPower defeat The Killers for their 1^st Galaxian Tag Team Championship

Spike defeats Wolf for I-P Title in a Cosmic Cage Match

Killer Queen defeats Massif for Galaxian Title proving that he was no fluke champion

Week 226 – Battering Ram regains the I-P title from Spike in a Cosmic Cage Match as the Gladiator/Ani-Men feud really starts to heat up

Week 227 – Hulkstar regains the Galaxian Heavyweight Championship from Killer Queen

Week 230 – Dr. Death (the Deimos Champ) defeats Battering Ram for the I-P title

Week 232 – The Norse Gods win their 1^st titles, the Nep TT titles from The Greek Gods

Week 234 – The Cetan Warriors(Star Warrior/Alpha) defeat The Norse Gods for the Nep TT titles

Week 236 – The Masked Marauders(Bullet/Grappler) win their 1^st Galaxian TT titles from TitanPower

Week 241 – The Blade Runners(Sting/Rock) defeat The Masked Marauders for the Gal TT titles in a 2 out of 3 Falls match taking the last two falls

Week 247 – The Masked Marauders win their 1^st Nep TT titles from The Cetan Warriors

Week 250 - The Great Galaxian Bash

1^st Lords of the Rings Tag Team Tournament won by TitanPower (with victories over The Gladiators, The Greek Gods, The Masked Marauders (the Nep TT Champions) and a final victory over Ghengis Khan/Executioner (The Society of Death)

Wolf defends his I-P title over Massacre in a Ring of Fire Match

Hulkstar defends his Galaxian Heavyweight Championship over Splatter (in his singles debut)

Week 251 – The Lords of the Rings, TitanPower defeat The Masked Marauders for the Nep TT titles

Week 257 – Splatter wins his 1^st title defeating Wolf for the I-P belt

Week 261 – The Mighty Men(Massif/Nelson) make their tag team debut with a win over The Society of Death

Week 264 – The 6’10”, 325 lb. masked Assassin (tag partner of Executioner in The Killers) pulls off a major upset by defeating Hulkstar for the Galaxian Heavyweight Championship

Week 268 – Assassin defends the Galaxian Heavyweight title over Wolf in a great match

Week 269 – The Mighty Men defeat The Galaxian Royal Court(Killer Queen/Bishop Hell) for the Galaxian TT titles

Week 272 – After winning the Deimos Title Tournament of Champions in a final over Wolf, Sting defeats Executioner for the title

Week 274 – The Mighty Men continue undefeated by beating the Galaxian Tag Team Tournament of Champions winners, The Gladiators after they had defeated The Cetan Warriors in the tournament final

Week 275 - In one of his greatest performances, Wolf wins the Galaxian Title Tournament of Champions in a final over Rock and then defeats Assassin for the Galaxian title

Week 277 – Sting (the Deimos Champ) defeats Splatter for the I-P title

Week 278 – Dr. Death wins the Deimos title in a tournament final over Comander Sam but then…

Week 279 – Comander Sam wins the Deimos title from Dr. Death but then…

Week 282 – Dr. Death regains the Deimos title once again from Comander Sam

Week 283 – Massacre achieves his greatest victory by defeating Wolf for the Galaxian Heavyweight title

Week 285 – Comander Sam wins the Deimos title from Dr. Death for the 5^th time

Week 286 - Sting completes the Triple Crown by ascending through all 3 singles titles to become

Galaxian Champ with a win over Massacre

Week 287 – Hulkstar wins the I-P title with a tournament final win over Thantos

Week 289 – The Masked Marauders hand The Mighty Men their 1^st defeat in winning the Galaxian TT titles from them

Week 300 - The Tricentennial Clash

In the 2^nd Lords of the Rings Tag Team Tournament, Bombsquad(Comander Sam/Adam Blast)

win with a final victory over The Gladiators (with wins over Comrade Terror/Assassin, The Neptunian Space-Croppers, and The Masked Marauders)

Battering Ram defeats Executioner for the Deimos title

The Disciples win the Nep TT titles by defeating The Galaxian Royal Court(Killer Queen/Bishop Hell)

In a Cosmic Cage Match, Thantos/Massacre defeat Mesmer/Wolf

The Cetan Warriors defend their Gal TT titles over The Kings of Wrestling

In the Main Event, The Blade Runners & Hulkstar (Sting is the Galaxian Champ, Rock is the

(now-defunct) Stellar Champ, and Hulkstar is the I-P Champ) win the Galaxian Six-Man Tag Team Championship from The Society of Death(Dr. Death/Krakan/Splatter)

Wrestler of the Year - Wolf

Tag Team of the Year - The Cetan Warriors (Star Warrior/Alpha)

Sting was very close to winning Wrestler of the Year due to the fact that he held all the major championships this year (excluding the Nep TT title)

However, Wolf had a great year winning 2 I-P titles and his 2^nd Galaxian Heavyweight Championship

AMATEUR ANGELOLOGIST 2

 

ARMORED ANGELIC WARRIOR

 

So my post on Angelology (link is here:  http://mattstarr28.blogspot.com/2014/11/amateur-angelologist-metatron-i.html ) has gotten some attention therefore here is another little post.

THE ARCHANGELS

MICHAEL

 GABRIEL

RAPHAEL

URIEL

  

Pictured above are the four most common archangels that every angelologist identifies when they list the archangels.  What I like about these pics is that they show these angels with 6 pairs of wings which is characteristic of Isaiah's description of the seraphim in the Bible.  Now all the archangels aren't actually seraphim but I think these pics are really cool.  Also its interesting to note that Gabriel is depicted as a female which is somewhat common (along with the angel Ariel) but angels, as heavenly beings, may be beyond our concept of male/female.

Below are a few of the most well-known lists of archangels and comparisons can be made as to who the archangels are.  It is most important to note that all the lists contain Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel.

 

Enoch (the earliest reference to the 7)

Michael Gabriel Raphiel Uriel Raguel (Ruhiel, Rugagel, Ruahel) Zerachiel (Araqael) Remiel (Jeremiel, Jerahmeel)

Christian Gnostics

Michael Gabriel Raphael Uriel Barachiel (Baraqijel, Barakel) Sealtiel Jehudiel

Gregory the Great

Michael Gabriel Raphael Uriel Simiel Orifiel Zachariel

Pseudo-Dionysius

Michael Gabriel Raphael Uriel Chamuel (Camuel) Jophiel Zadkiel